rheumatoid arthritis

initialism: RA
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Episodic inflammatory systemic disease with autoimmune pathogenetic mechanisms.
Note: It primarily affects the joints, causing symmetrical lesions and severe damage to the affected joints. RA is the most common form of inflammatory joint disease (prevalence about \(\pu{0.5}\) to \(\pu{1\%}\)).
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1241 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'rheumatoid arthritis' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13651 RIS BibTex EndNote
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